Career Lost to a Childbirth Tear. Can I Claim Compensation?
If negligent maternity care has left you struggling with debilitating bowel problems, causing you to lose your job, speak to a legal specialist about the possibility of claiming compensation.
Severe tears and bowel dysfunction
If a woman suffers a severe perineal tear, i.e. a 3rd or 4th degree tear, during the birth of her baby, her resulting symptoms can sometimes bring her career to a sudden and unexpected end.
Not only can this be emotionally shocking but it can also impact significantly on her earing capacity. A high-earning career may have to be replaced by a lower paid job or the need to manage her bowel symptoms may mean that she can only work reduced hours, suffering a loss of income as a result.
For a young woman, the cumulative financial loss caused by such an outcome can be significant, impacting the long-term quality of life not only for herself but for her children, too.
In our experience women who are struggling with severe bowel and bladder problems can find it difficult to pursue a career in a wide variety of types of employment such as policing, education, hospitality, retail, health and the sport and leisure industry.
Additionally, the need for easy access to toilet facilities can sometimes cause further difficulties which can affect the way in which a woman works.
If such a distressing and costly outcome is found to have been caused, in full or in part, by negligent medical care during the birth of the woman's baby, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation which would address your financial losses.
Negligent maternity care
Every woman who gives birth to her baby through the vagina rather than through a caesarean section should undergo a thorough examination including a digital rectal examination to check for any signs of a severe tear.
If this does not happen, any injury to the muscles around the anus may remain undiagnosed. Without a diagnosis, there will be no repair and the new mother may find that she starts to suffer loss of control of both wind and faeces.
In the worst scenario, where a 4th degree tear has been missed, she may suffer leakage from the vagina due to a fistula forming and may need a stoma to be fitted.
Speak to a legal specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive expertise in high-value severe birth tear claims. With years of experience, we can offer you a thorough understanding of the distress and disability which these appalling injuries can cause and fully recognise the extent to which it can disrupt a woman's life.
If you think that you may have been the victim of negligent maternity care, contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge.
We can offer No Win No Fee medical negligence funding which we will discuss with you during your free initial telephone discussion.
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